Nick Tandy

No1 Porsche LMP1 Team – Porsche 919 Hybrid

“The good thing is we always give ourselves a bit of time margin in case something goes wrong. Luckily we built that in just in case there was a mistake and in the end I made one and took too much kerb on the entry to Turn 19 which threw me wide on the exit.

“So we had to go again and fortunately the Michelin tyres are giving good grip so we were able to put the tyre on from Neel’s first run and in the end we were able to do it.”

Neel Jani

No1 Porsche LMP1 Team – Porsche 919 Hybrid

“We really didn’t think we would get in to the 1m44s but it is nice to get the second pole position of the year after Spa.

“It is always nice on this track with high grip and low fuel, you really feel the downforce and the G-forces, so it is a big pleasure to drive with that level of grip.”

Davide Rigon - LMGTE Pro

No.71 AF Corse Ferrari 488

“Yesterday we didn’t think we would have this level of performance because we spent all the practice looking at the race performance and finding a good solution on tyres.

“I did my best in qualifying and the team did a perfect job to prepare and it was a fantastic lap for me, so a big thanks to the engineers and all the staff on the No.71 AF Corse Ferrari.”

Nicolas Lapierre – LMP2

No36 Signatech Alpine Matmut – Alpine A470-Gibson

“We have been fighting since we arrived here with little problems but we have improved during the week and finally we are here which is nice.

“We did it at Mexico but then struggled on race pace so now we really have to focus. We worked really hard in free practice for the race so we hope we are stronger than we were in Mexico and potentially fight for the win.”

Pedro Lamy – LMGTE Am

No98 Aston Martin Racing – Aston Martin Vantage

“Paul (Dalla Lana) was great today and really made the difference.  Congratulations to him because he was really fast compared to the others and the set-up was really good. I hope it can continue for the race.”